For thousands of students every year, the Open School serves as an introduction to quality improvement and patient safety. Students take our courses, apply the skills in projects, and take on leadership positions with their local Chapters. By graduation, many learners are looking for advice on how to use what they’ve learned as they transition into their roles as early-career professionals.

Dr. Paul Griner, MD, MACP, is a former President of the American College of Physicians. He and his partner, Dr. Donald Bordley, Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester, have created a website to help medical students and residents deal with professional and personal challenges they face during their training years (www.talk4hp.com).

More than 500,000 people have passed through the virtual doors of the IHI Open School. This means over half a million students, residents, and faculty equipped with the necessary skills — in improvement science, leadership, and community organizing — to lead change.